My name is Peggy Jeffries. I, myself, am a former teacher who recently
served as an Arkansas State Senator and was on the Senate Education
Committee for several years. I, and many others, would like to find a
way for the opinions of the teachers to be heard by legislators and others
in authority who are making important decisions on education. Often it
seems that the teachers themselves are the last ones asked about the vast
changes taking place in education today. We hope the enclosed Teacher
Survey, designed and initiated by other Arkansas teachers such as
yourself, will be an effective tool in helping us find out what teachers
truly think about the current extensive educational reforms and help those
teachers' voices to be heard.

Every
teacher in your district (as far as we could ascertain) is receiving a
survey identical to the one enclosed. These surveys are completely
anonymous and are being conducted in many other schools in Arkansas.
Hopefully, they will provide at least a random sampling of teacher opinion
all over the state. Please take ten minutes of your busy time and fill
out the survey and return to us in the enclosed envelope.

Just circle
the letter of the statement by each number that best reflects your
opinion. Feel free to underline parts of questions about which you feel
strongly and make comments on any question in the Survey.

If you are
concerned about educational issues and would like to become involved in
helping make a difference, please indicate that on the comment section or
send us a note to that effect. There are many ways you can help, and we
can keep your name confidential if you desire.

Sincerely,

Peggy Jeffries

Teacher Survey

November 10, 1999

Dear Teacher:

My name is Peggy
Jeffries. I, myself, am a former teacher who recently served as an Arkansas
State Senator and was on the Senate Education Committee for several years. I,
and many others, would like to find a way for the opinions of the teachers to be
heard by legislators and others in authority who are making important decisions
on education. Often it seems that the teachers themselves are the last ones
asked about the vast changes taking place in education today. We hope the
enclosed Teacher Survey, designed and initiated by other Arkansas teachers such
as yourself, will be an effective tool in helping us find out what teachers
truly think about the current extensive educational reforms and help those
teachers' voices to be heard.

Every teacher in
your district (as far as we could ascertain) is receiving a survey identical to
the one enclosed. These surveys are completely anonymous and are being
conducted in many other schools in Arkansas. Hopefully, they will provide at
least a random sampling of teacher opinion all over the state. Please take ten
minutes of your busy time and fill out the survey and return to us in the
enclosed envelope.

Just circle the
letter of the statement by each number that best reflects your opinion. Feel
free to underline parts of questions about which you feel strongly and make
comments on any question in the Survey.

If you are
concerned about educational issues and would like to become involved in helping
make a difference, please indicate that on the comment section or send us a note
to that effect. There are many ways you can help, and we can keep your name
confidential if you desire.